Bradley senior guard MVC scholar of week

PEORIA — Bradley basketball player Walt Lemon Jr. was named the Missouri Valley Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.

The senior guard scored a team-high 17 points in a loss at Northern Iowa, then had a career-high 31 in the Braves' home victory over Drake. He scored Bradley's final 14 points in the Drake game. Lemon shot 56 percent from the field for the week.

Lemon passed Bradley legend Bob Carney for 19th place on the school's all-time scoring list last week. The MVC's active career scoring leader ended the week with 1,390 career points.